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Best of 2016: Most Viewed FloGymnastics Content

Best of 2016: Most Viewed FloGymnastics Content

Most viewed articles and videos on FloGymnastics from 2016.

Dec 30, 2016 by Becca Reed
Best of 2016: Most Viewed FloGymnastics Content
We're continuing our Best of 2016 series with our most viewed content of the year from the FloGymnastics website.


Videos


1. Aly Raisman Shows New Beam Connections - Jesolo Training

Aly Raisman started out 2016 strong at the Jesolo Trophy in March. Just a few months later, she competed in Rio and helped Team USA win a record number of medals. View our most watched video of 2016 here.

2. Simone Biles: Golden Girl - Episode 1

Episode 1 of our FloFilm documentary with Simone Biles tells the story of Simone's humble beginnings. Simone had unmatched raw talent that was visible from an early age but it took time and patience to hone and refine her gymnastics. Learn more about Simone here.

3. Shawn Johnson: Legends

Another FloFilm documentary, this video featured Olympic champion and America's sweetheart Shawn Johnson. We caught up with Shawn to see a glimpse of her current life and hear her reflect back on her incredible career. Watch the video here.

4. Ragan Smith Debuts Spunky New Floor - Jesolo Training

We caught Ragan Smith's debut of her new Addams Family floor routine at the Jesolo Trophy and were immediately in love! Watch her show it off here.

5. Simone Biles Shows Off New Routine - Pac Rims Training

Simone Biles sat out the early part of season in order to time her peak perfectly for the Olympics and we saw her first compete at the Pacific Rim Championships in April where she debuted her new floor routine. Watch it here.


Articles


1. Olympic Team Size Reduced to Four for Tokyo 2020

The 2016 Olympics were the final Games with a country team size of five gymnasts, and starting at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, each country will only have four per team (with the potential of qualifying two more individual gymnasts). Read all about the changes here.

2. NBC Fails Fans, Athletes with Olympic Trials Coverage

Our team at FloSports was disappointed in NBC's coverage of the Olympic Trials, and judging by the comments, so were many fans. Read more here.

3. 10 Embarrassing Things Every Gymnast Has Done

There are some things that only gymnasts can relate to! Read on and share a laugh with your fellow gymnasts who feel your pain.

4. If History Repeats Itself- the 2016 USA Olympic Team Selection

Back in 2012, we made a just-for-fun and way-too-early prediction on the 2016 Olympic team, based ONLY on if history repeated itself. Our team selection was wrong, as we guessed it would be, but it's fun to look back on.

5. 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Named

Rounding out our top five most viewed articles of the year, is the announcement of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team.


Check out all of our Best of 2016 content here.




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